Reserve Bank interest rate announcement - December 2014 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. They have decided to leave this rate steady at 2.50% pa. The official rate has now remained unchanged for sixteen months. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with
Director's Perspective By Inbam Devadason Global share markets have been increasingly volatile over the last 3 months. The Australian share market was up to a record high on 2 September 2014 of 5,658 (S&P ASX 200). The market dropped 9% over the next 6 weeks, was up 7.5% over the next 3 weeks and is
Reserve Bank interest rate announcement - November 2014 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. They have decided to leave this rate steady at 2.50% pa. The official rate has remained unchanged for 14 months now. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with the Reserve Bank’s decision.
Reserve Bank interest rate announcement - October 2014 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. They have decided to leave this rate steady at 2.50% pa. The official rate has remained unchanged for 13 months now. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with
Director's Perspective By Noel Hucker Are Australian listed companies in good shape ? You bet ! A focus on cost control, productivity and low funding costs have paid dividends – quite literally. For the 12 months ending June 2014, 90% of listed companies reported a profit, 69% of companies have improved their profit over the
Reserve Bank Interest Rate Announcement - August 2014 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. They have decided to leave this rate steady at 2.50% pa. The official rate has remained unchanged for 12 months now. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with
Director's Perspective By Inbam Devadason Global share markets have performed well during the 2014 calendar year. Confidence is growing in the US recovery. US interest rates are expected to remain on hold for at least 6 months which will continue to stimulate their economy. Europe’s Purchasing Manufacturers Index (PMI) is now above 50, signalling expansion.
Reserve Bank Interest Rate Announcement - August 2014 Yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. They have decided to leave this rate steady at 2.50% pa. The official rate has remained unchanged for 11 months now. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with
Director's Perspective By Mario Isaias The May Federal Budget contained measures aimed at bringing our national accounts back into surplus (although this is not forecast to occur until 2019-2020). Although these first steps are necessary in order to bring about economic sustainability for Australia, the immediate reaction was to see a drop in confidence by
Reserve Bank interest rate announcement - July 2014 Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. They have decided to leave this rate steady at 2.50% pa. The official rate has remained unchanged for 10 months now. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with
